call the meeting to order and we'll start with the pledge of allegiance. >> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and
justice for all. >> A roll call. Vincent >> here. >> Sour here. >> Sanstead here. >> Porter here. Gross >> here. And Oh, Josh is not here.
Um, we'll look for one modification to the agenda. We will add a There it is. Uh, 5 AI2. Is there any other additions or
corrections to the agenda? >> I'll second. >> Motion in a second. All those in favor say I. >> I. >> Motion carries. >> That will bring us to our committee reports. And tonight we have the senior
class camp out. If you want to come up to probably >> right next to >> over here next to Darren >> and you all have to fit into that one chair. All righty. Um I don't know if Mr. Brown
has shared with you the document um that we have for it yet. Um but basically we're just coming um here to ask you guys permission. Um if you will allow us to have a camp out, a senior camp out on the football field. Um I heard there we might move it but it'll still be on school grounds. Um I collected a bunch
of data um from a bunch of students. Um, you know, basically just like uh I don't you don't if you really see it, but it's like >> Do you know how to use technology? >> I do. Is there any I I do. >> Can you share it? >> They they they can't throw up, right? Or they can't shoot it up there. >> Maybe while we're getting that ready,
you guys want to introduce yourselves, Trev? >> Yes, he could. >> All right. Well, yes, if you don't know me, my name is Trevan Nesman. >> I'm Milo Nesman. >> Alyss. >> Okay. See, you're all seniors, correct?
>> Yes. >> So, if you don't know how to use any of this technology yet, we haven't done you any services, have we? >> Um, but before we get this started, I do have a one paper. Um, so I collected um a again just a bunch of data from a bunch of students. um some who are
willing uh to go to this camp out and see how big of a turnout it is for like a you know like a fun thing that the seniors get to do before they you know go off and and they don't get to really see each other anymore. Um and so we pass this around. Uh basically the or if it's an orange it means that they are willing to go and that this is something they really care about and they really
think is a is a is a like a fun thing we can do as seniors. If it's pink it means they show disinterest. Um if it's blank that means I've got nothing from them. Um, so I hope that kind of uh shows the gravity of of how much the student body really really cares about this um this
event. We hope to um possibly already uh so yes this is the um uh the spreadsheet I have. Um so we uh I've showed all the students that uh that want to attend. Um, basically I have uh we decided that uh everyone will uh pay
me $5 and then we will distribute among um to buy hot dogs and chips and drinks for everybody. Uh so we like provide a meal uh possibly also s'mores um and depending on how much we have left like breakfast the next morning. Um the other things that people are bringing along uh things like you know board games, some
fun yard games like spike ball if you've ever seen that and the students are also tents and stuff like that. Um, I've also accumulate some grass just to kind of show the gravity of it. So, uh, the cheesy versus regular preference. Um, and then also like obviously Dr. Pepper
is winning my lunch job, but um, so yeah, again just kind of showing the gravity of these students that uh really uh really find this is a thing they really want to do and they really want to move forward with. Um, and just to make sure it's like formal and all this, um, Mr. Renllo has helped me make up a
uh a little form that all the students um will be signing before they can, you know, attend to make sure that everything stays uh safe and proper. Um so again, it just shows like the days it'll be. So it'll be uh or I'm sorry, May 15th, 2026 um through May 16th,
2026. This is a Friday. Uh and then go it'll fall over to a Saturday. Um it's like uh Friday after school and then we'll push everybody out before noon that Saturday just to get out of the hair and stuff. I do understand that that Friday there is a um like a fourth
grade student thing uh where they come in and check everything out. Um but we will not set up until uh those students are gone. So you don't see all these like tents and stuff on the football field. >> I might like them. It might >> So yes um we're um struggling to find some
chaperones chaperones I mean. Um and uh so far we do have Amy Isid, which is Alyssa's mom, and uh Lauren How, which is a uh another um gentleman. Uh and so we plan on having four minimum. So before before we uh you know, go on with this, we're going to have four. Um you
know, just uh they'll basically just keep an eye out and make sure everything's, you know, going and nobody's breaking any rules and stuff like that. Again, we have the rules down here and again, students will be signing this, so they'll read through this and see everything. So, uh, all your state school rules and expectations will be followed during this event. So,
obviously pretty self-explanatory. Visitor visitors or guests are not allowed on school grounds at any time. Mixed gender groups will not be allowed in sleeping quarters, which obviously um crowd hours will be observed uh from 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. Just do keep uh because there's those like neighbors
kind of overpass that way, the football field. Make sure they um are, you know, not not sick of us. Um, and uh uh students must be at the event by 900 p.m. and are not allowed to leave the event without permission from a chaperon. So obviously they can't like leave, go do things they're not supposed
to do and then come back later. Um, and seniors are expected to attend classes the following day. Uh, obviously it's it's from a Saturday or from a Friday to Saturday, so that we'll probably uh get rid of, but is there any questions so far?
Okay. Um uh so yeah, here's uh talk about consequences. So they soon will sign this. Um they'll put some emergency contact info. Um and uh and any you know allergies or medications they need. Um then again parenting permission like I
give my child permission to go do this and they understand um that uh like the consequences that uh will happen if the student does not follow the rules such as uh the school's rules or the specific event rules. Um, and then the student will also uh sign that same thing uh
saying to agree to follow all school rules and expectations, behave responsibly, and follow instructions from chaperons and staff at all times. Um, and then also there's a little thing at the bottom there. Uh, we understand uh that any violation of the school's drug, alcohol, tobacco, or vaping policy
number 418 or any other rule violation that leads to charges may result in the loss of participation in the high school graduation ceremony. So again, just really um making sure that all these students going will understand that they, you know, can't have stuff they're not supposed to like uh vape,
cigarettes, uh any alcohol, drugs of any kind. Um they cannot have that um at this camp out and uh they agree that they will um face the repercussions if they do break that. So again, uh closing here, we're just asking um for your
guys' permission to allow us to uh again have this fun little little thing that the seniors do right before they graduate. Just have fun and uh be a be a whole group for um maybe one last time. >> Yeah. >> Um any questions for our seniors?
>> Make a motion. >> So I've got it on the >> later in the agenda. I was going to ask if we want to wait make them wait till the end of the meeting to find out if we approve it or not or if you want to move that up. >> Staff, is there any any concerns that you have?
>> Anybody you're watching closely driven, but >> yeah. >> Okay. They had to be convinced with the grass. >> Okay, that was impressive. >> I'm just impressed they had the policy number on there. I'm going to have to go make sure it's the right policy number. >> Impressive. Did you find that Trevan?
>> What? >> Did you find policy 418? >> No, I did not. >> Oh, okay. I thought you did. I say that is good. >> You know, last year the seniors had asked to do it as well, but it got rained out. So, we really haven't had experience with this, but Trevan's done a nice job of advocating and just saying, "Yep, we're going to follow all the rules and put everything together."
I know we had talked about the football field, however, we're a little concerned that that could still be soggy. So, it may come up just here by that the old tennis courts on that field there, but we'd find a space there and it'll be very respectful. So, in a good controlled environment, >> um, who will collect your permission
slips? >> Um, that's a great question. Um, I can probably collect them and then, uh, give them to whoever I need. Um, so Mr. Brownlow, uh, probably if that's But yeah, so I I've been, uh, collecting the money and I can also collect those permission slips. I I give him a due date for May 1st. So that's like two
weeks before uh we do this, which I feel is enough time for me to um you know uh uh purchase the things we need to purchase such as the food and then make sure we get all those uh signed slips to uh you know the higherups such as Mr. >> All right, any other questions?
>> Just make sure your chairs have those in case there's an emergency. >> Yes. Yep. >> Other than that, looks good. >> All right. Is there a motion to consider the senior camp out? >> So move.
>> Second. >> I'll take a second. >> All right, we have a motion, a second. Any further discussion? All in favor say I. >> I. >> Oppose. Same sign. Your permission is granted. >> We greatly appreciate. >> All right.
>> Sounds like they're still looking for two chap roads. So if you're looking for something to do on a Friday night, Maybe Mr. Wood, you want to spend one last evening with your seniors? >> I think he has a little one at home that he's tending to get more sleep.
>> All right. >> All right. Well, that brings us to our uh administrative reports, and we'll start with Miss Hendris. >> All right. Um, a lot of events went on the last month and leading up in April. So, we had our preschool evenings on the
23rd and 24th of February. We had a great turnout. Um, the students went into the classrooms and then I did a short presentation for parents and then Mr. Ryan um had the registration up and and parents could just register that evening, turn in um any paperwork that
they may have had and the secretaries were there. We had a couple pair of professionals that um volunteered to join and then the teachers obviously. So, it was really great. Um, the CL, especially the little ones, the class of 2041 coming in for the three-year-olds.
Um, we recently had a our letters training and that was our final content on last Friday. Um, Jod has just done a really good job of of facilitating the training. I know our teachers are very excited to have almost completing it,
completed it. Um, it's been a two-year journey. So our next early release on April 10th, we have to do our final unit or the final assessment um over the whole course of the of the two or of the um of the letters training. So teachers will be completing that and then they
will be finished with letters. Um quarter three ended on the 26th. So um pending what happens with school tomorrow, we will send report cards home. If not, we'll send them home on Monday if um for some reason we are e-learning and not in person. Otherwise, report cards will go home tomorrow.
We had an all school celebration. Uh also on the 26th, which is um last Thursday and North and South, we all came here. We did like a movie experience. It was super fun. Um Nate's junior high Ren team greeted us. They had bubbles and had high fives. Um the
the students earned it by filling our night pride bins. So, we have bins where they get to put their tickets. They earn those tickets for being responsible, respectful, safe, and kind. And when they fill up the bucket, we do an all school party. Um, and so it was fun for both the schools to come together and
um, Culligan donated the water and we got popcorn for them. So it was a really great really great experience and it was especially fun to be greeted. So we appreciated the work on um, from Nate and I think maybe Mrs. NY to organize that as well. The end of February, we had our school
assembly and then we just recognized our students of the month for um, February and March. February we did a kindness assembly and then the end of March we're recognizing students for being safe our um night pride value words and we also have had American Heart Association at
both buildings and our representative said that we had record amounts of money raised this year um at both our buildings so that was great and they get some prizes and um at North we had a pie compet or a pie contest so there was a panel of teachers and I know Mr. Ryan
and I were on there um and they got to spin a wheel and whoever's face it landed on, we got pie. So that was um just kind of a fun way to recognize kids for coming in and donating. We've been really busy um both PTO's have been really busy with just
providing some great steam experiences. We had an Explorer Dome that came um to North and then we had a steam event at South today. Um I wasn't there, Mr. Ryan was at South. But I know those are just enriching experiences for our kids to
have those opportunities. And they had glow parties, two e two different or both schools had evenings of glow parties um that we that they hosted. We have MCAs coming up. The 14th through the 16th are our reading MCAs and math are the following week, the 22nd through
the 24th. So we're busy preparing um for those. And then lastly, Ki and I have been um really working on our literacy, social studies, and math standards. We have formed we already have a committee
formed for social studies, and we've we've been working through that. We are forming a committee for math because the 2022 math standards are up for implementation in the 2728 school year. So, we have a group of teachers who will
be going to a training in Lakes Country in May. Um, and we'll be able to have and we have been getting the support through our Compass Lakes Country team to support the math standards process as well. And then coming up in April and May, our each team um, kindergarten
through fourth grade will be meeting with Ki as well to finish our ELA standards that we did with our wonders curriculum alignment. Um, so we started that work with Lakes Country twice this year during our PD days and early releases, but we're not quite done yet. So, we're going to have a grade level
meeting where we can get that work finished. And then lastly, for social studies, we are just finalizing codes for 6th through 12th grade curriculum, and those should be um hopefully ready soon. And then K5,
we have a meeting next week with our K5 social studies curriculum to finish the alignment of our literacy curriculum to our social studies standards because a lot of those are already integrated. And then whatever standards we already don't teach within literacy, then we will determine we're not going to purchase a
curriculum, but we'll look to see how do we supplement, you know, are there speakers we can bring in. Is there certain resources that we can just tie in? Um, so we will not need to purchase a curriculum for K5. We will just be looking at within our curriculum for literacy first and then look at additional pieces we would need to add
in for those standards that are not already met. And that is all. Any questions for me? All right. Thank you so much. >> Thank you, >> Mr. Wood. That brings us to your report. >> All righty. As uh Caitlyn said, it's
been a busy time of year. Um focusing on finishing the year strong. Um, one kind of fun thing we've worked on through the month of March has been an attendance bracket where we've had tracking the attendance of our second hour and uh in kind of a head-to-head competition
moving through the weeks um based on attendance percentage and we are on to our our final week right now which I believe is uh English 8 verse Spanish and Miss Van Blarkcom. So we will have the results of that at the end of this
week. Um, but it's been kind of a fun, easy, quick way to keep students um, engaged and present. And as as they've worked through the bracket, they've gotten more and more excited about it. So, um, other things going on, ACT test was uh, conducted and is done. Um, went
very smoothly. Appreciate our counselors for the work they put into that and Mr. Mack. Um, we're currently working through student registration and um, course planning for next year. And I know I say it every year and it's our goal every year to be done um by the end of the school year, but I really think
we're going to get there this year. I think that students will leave the school year with their schedule for next year in hand, and that is been a goal um for a long time, always hard to accomplish, but Haley and Maddie are putting in a ton of time to make that
happen. Um MCA testing will take place later this month and um you know overall our continuing emphasis is on maximizing instructional time and supporting student success um while also providing opportunities for other events which we've had some
recognition in that front as well. Um our art program went to the region 6A art festival submitted 18 works. um 10 different students submitted a total of 18 works and six of those were selected to be displayed at the LRAC gallery in
Fergus and there is a reception on April 24th um where our students work will be shown at that gallery. U Mr. Swatsky was off um in Washington DC and the national policy seminar um kind of promoting some
of the different CTE things that we've been doing at the school. Um he was did meet with um senators Clolobashar and Smith um kind of discussing our greenhouse and our mobile meat trailer and I believe representative Fishbach also is interested in maybe exploring
that a little bit more. Uh other things one thing that I want to address the board on is we are um recommending moving our senior seminar class which is a required um senior class to 11th grade instead. Um this
class focuses on post-secary planning um career exploration um college and workforce readiness and financial literacy. And we just feel that as uh you know for the whole student it gives them a lot more time and opportunities if we move it to 11th grade instead of
trying to cram all that stuff in when you're stressed and already kind of against the clock as a senior. So, um, the goal is that we would, um, better align with what students need if we move that course to 11th grade. So, I'll be seeking board action on this at the
upcoming business meeting. Other than that, that is all I have. Any questions from anyone? >> I think that's a great idea. >> Will we have to rename it then? >> Well, it's senior sim, so I think we're going to just go junior sim. Keep it easy. >> Yeah.
or make it confusing and leave it secret. >> Ruin it up if there's something they can do even earlier because I know when I when like when Macy went to tour a couple schools >> and some of the especially the
um the two-year schools they had prerequisites that you had to meet and you get points for each class that you take. And so there were some classes that she took that she didn't get any points for if she was going to go that route. Didn't go that route, you know. But
>> but knowing ahead of time, being able to see that, I think is going to be a huge advantage for her kids, >> I think. And yeah, the more time you have and even just get out and see colleges or think about maybe some things you're interested in. Um then you, you know, as a 11th grader, there's
a little bit more, you know, it's not quite where you're feeling like the clock's ticking. You got to decide. you can think a little bit, be more thorough. Um, and hopefully between our ninth grade careers class and this now being 11th grade, it'll create a little bit more overlap too for them. So, it'll
be a huge advantage for them to get ready, especially the ones that maybe know exactly what they want to do. >> They can get ahead of the game. >> Other questions for Mr. Wood?
We will skip over activities for right now and we'll move on to Mr. Ryan. >> Uh steam continues to be a big hit north and south north I think it goes up in three days this last or for April. Um south we continue to be right around the 12 to 13. Um play and learn at North and
South have been going pretty well. Play at South is a little different. It's a series of classes that families have to purchase and anyone from the district can go. It is anyone from birth age five. They sign up. It's kind of just like an in classroom, maybe a prerec for preschool, or if you're in preschool,
you can enjoy the classroom. Um, we have a 55 plus class scheduled for Wednesday, April 29th. Um, sign up is through Precision Driving Center out of St. Cloud and that class will be held here
at the secondary school. Um, driver's education is on schedule for July 6th through the 17th. That will also be here at the secondary school. Um, a big one in the last month was the theater production. Um, we had a production come
from, they got stuck in Nashville before they came, so we had push back a day, but, uh, they were here for a week. Um, Erica Bordon, the students and parents do a great job adapting and I only heard positive things from it and so it turned out to be a pretty good pretty good production. Um, we have swimming lessons
this summer. Again, Elk Lake will be July 20th to the 24th and Fair Haven will be the 27th to the 31st. Um the summer ball program will be around again this year um through the month of June. Uh golf cam camp with
Josh Lang will be July 20th, 21st, and 22nd for students 6th to 13 years old. And then Jenny Rat, who's been awesome help for me, is working on the summer offerings flyer for all of the families to get with all the other offerings that
we have this summer. All right. Any questions for Mr. Ryan? Thank you. That brings us to Mr. Mcamera. Good evening. Um, first off, I would like to make sure
I give Stacy her kudos. I have not the last couple times and I feel great shame for not recognizing the wonderful work that she is doing. So, um, she is an absolute cornerstone to our technology department, makes everything function.
Without her, I would be in chaos. So, thank you to her. Um, last month we had some network issues where we had some random down times and couldn't quite pinpoint it. We did get it corrected and
fixed. Um, in that room also has decided to upgrade our phone switches in each of the buildings. So, it gives them a little bit more clarity and transparency of what is happening in each of the switches. So, we have those in place and up and running already. Um, we are
currently evaluating a lot of our subscriptions going into next year likel and accelerated reader and those pieces, those add-ons. Um, and really the goal is to just ensure we're getting the best return on investment. Is the tool that they provide the best tool available? Is
it going to benefit our students um better than any other tool? And then it's that cost evaluation piece of it. uh -ate is submitted and just pending approval. One of the things we are adding into this year is a new age uh
firewall. So the new age firewall, our firewalls coming up on 5 years old. So believe it or not, that is ancient. Um, this new style of firewall is AI driven to basically track all of the traffic
coming in and out and making sure that there are no threats coming from inside the network or trying to come from outside the network. So, it's they're very neat and they give us a lot more transparency of what's happening inside the network. So, that will be a huge
help to Stacy and I whenever issues arise. It'll help us pinpoint that a lot. Um, as Nate mentioned, MCAs are coming up. We have our third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth grade will all do math, reading. Um, 10th grade
does math and science or sorry, reading and science. And then 11th grade does the math test. Um, also fifth grade and eighth grade do science. So, coming up hopefully the kids are going to have
great success on their tests. um we have not had many people opt out of it which is wonderful. I think at this time last year we had quite a few already opting out. So hoping that that kind of has settled a little bit. Um for students just in
uh the secondary school all of the students take their assessment right on their Chromebook that they use every day. So it's familiar equipment. It's easy. It's accessible. and hopefully that kind of helps promote them with
their standard operations of learning that they're already doing. So, um, other than that, that's kind of what we're at with that right now. >> All right. Any questions for Mr. McInner? Thank you. That brings us to buildings
and grounds. Mr. Nornberg, >> good evening. Um, dugouts are down. They've been rolled back over three times and now finally set where they're supposed to be. They're just like a nice kite out there. But, uh, yeah, they're all in place. They're all set. Everything's ready to
go for those. Um, we were going to possibly start on fields tomorrow cuz things were drying out, but it might be another week before we can get fields prepped and stuff, just depending on what happens the next couple days. Um,
staff is is doing good. I' I've got a great staff underneath me. they're working well. Um, keeping things in line. Uh, this time of year gets a little tough just with everything that goes on in the buildings and trying to keep things cleaned and kids running hallways and practicing
sprints and all of that stuff, but I keep warning them just make sure you peek before you go around a corner. Um, but everybody's been okay. We haven't had any injuries. Um, like I said, just getting ready for the the the summertime spring sports. We had a meeting with
buildings and grounds. I'm pulling some stuff together and hopefully we'll Monday or Tuesday have a spreadsheet together with some costs and stuff and I'll share that with Mr. Brown low on the buildings and grounds and if it needs to go further and stuff that'll be up to their choice. But um we're doing well. Looking good.
>> All right. Any questions for Mr. Norberg? >> Uh thank you. >> Did you have something clear? >> No. >> Oh, okay. You got off on that one. Okay, we'll move into
>> Mr. Brown. >> Okay, just a enrollment update there. You'll see that we're down a few students from March to April. Uh really kind of consequently with one family uh moving made that change there all at uh down at South Elementary and then just a
couple students at the secondary school as well. So, our current district total is 766 students, but our K12 total is 687 students. If you see from the beginning of the year, September 2nd of 2025, we were at 692. And so, we're down
by down by about five students since the beginning of the year there um from our K12 total. So, um, and then just for the report there, the facility survey, uh, as you guys know, you met last week to kind of get that finalized. I know that
Darren said Darren Sever said that was sent off to the printer and so they will be getting that out to our staff um here via email so they can respond to those questions and give feedback and then it'll be out in our mailboxes of our
families and our district residents here the 23rd and 24th of April and then they'll look to be giving us some feedback because they're due at the end of um responses for the survey are due May 11th and they'll have a presentation
ready to go by May 20th for the board to review to see any next steps that need to be taken there. Legislative update. Um it's kind of a quiet week down at the legislature this week with the Easter Passover break. Uh but some highlights there for you to be just aware of. There
is a policy bill looking to ban cell phones, smartwatches, and smart glasses schoolwide for K8 and in classrooms for grades 9 through 12. And I know that one of our PLC's that met the first round has kind of talked about looking at those different pieces with cell phones.
So I think this is probably going to fall in line to kind of what we're looking at as well. Uh just hearing so many positives by having our kids interact. Um hopefully we eliminate some of the bullying pieces that can go on through the cyber bullying and just I think would be a positive direction to go that way. The K3 disciplinary uh
dismissals is something else that's on the docket there as well. Right now, if we have a student, we have to kind of confer with the family. So, we're not necessarily allowed to dismiss the students if there's a behavior or something that would go to that extent. So, they're looking to move that back in place if possible. Cursive writing uh
and reading that seems to be an ongoing one that kind of comes and goes, right? I mean, I've often heard that that's the critical thoughts if you can write in cursive. But I think I've also heard people say if you want to write a a note that somebody can't read in the lower, you know, the younger kids write it cursive and then they won't know how to be able to make that out with the
writing. So, it can be a secret note. But, uh, that's back on to look into future language arts expectations for standards CPR and ADE training for all of our middle and high school coaches. And I think the number that I saw someplace said that that could be 60,000 people that would be trained. But I think there's so many different stories
that show if you've got the AED machine there, how people's lives have been saved, not only adult, you know, um, adults, but also some of our student athletes that are out there. So, there's a push for that as well, uh, to make sure that that's ready to go. And then you'll just notice that, uh, due to the
the gridlock at the, you know, in the house, they don't have anything yet that's been advanced for the omnibus education policy bill. Uh the other item of note is the PSO bill, which is our post-secondary enrollment options. That's not only been a situation that
we've had to work through and still have challenges with uh when it comes to students taking those classes, but it's kind of a statewide piece. I know that Maggie just showed me today uh during our business office meeting for our district, this cost this year is $170,000.
So that's a lot of dollars. As long as we're using it in the right way, it's okay. But if it's not, we do need to re-evaluate to see where we're at there. But I think there's been some more questions brought up by school districts. I think some legislators are hearing some of the stories that are going on and saying, "Well, we have kids enrolling then they drop, you know, they
drop the class. There's really no recourse for the student per se, but the district then is, you know, out those dollars." So, I think trying to get some things um under under control there. The last one would be just the K12 forecast adjustment bill. So after the K12 or
after the forecast February forecast came out there one bill they'll maybe look at adjusting some of those things. Remember still our concern is access funding and the compensatory funding which could be significant to WCA. So hopefully there would be some possible additional funding there. Professional
learning communities have been very impressed with our second round of PLC's at the secondary school. Um doing a couple different book studies and uh CTE is continuing to meet. I know Mr. Craft has worked with some folks on school identity. This was a little bit of some
work with the John Jensen piece, what it means to be a knight. I don't know if you recall when Jennifer Nye talked about that book that she got from that one principal. It's clearly on that piece there. Um school connections. We still have a group working on that piece um to see are there activities that we
could maybe be offering. I think the where they've got it narrowed down now is maybe the before school or advisory time trying to get more connections for our students here at the school. uh on that piece there. And then of course the letters training that's been as Caitlyn mentioned earlier there. Um on the early
out on May 8th, I would invite you if you're able to make it. Um I know it's been probably 3 years ago that we did the strategic plan. Um kind of re-evaluated that, made some changes. Uh in the one of the book studies that just
do this, they talk about how you set forth those three different collective commitments or values that our district would um stand for. And so we could look at that. We don't want to um really step on the toes of what the elementary has going with PBIS, but it could be
courage. You know, I know right now on some of the letterhead that I see on the bottom of some lines, the people signature lines, it says challenge, learn, succeed. I think it says it on the agenda piece there. We just want to re-evaluate that. There's been some good feedback from some of the staff in that group to say if we could add those
things then we could recognize those students with that at our REN team meeting. So there's a really a learning and growth piece there that goes with it and how we measure that. And so we'd like to get it'll be our full staff. Um the book actually lays out how you use a Google form or we might use Menameter I
think is what somebody else had said. Hey, use Menameter. We've seen how that works at the task force meeting. we can identify our three collective commitments or values that we would roll out next year to say here's how we do business at WCA regardless if you're at North Elementary, South Elementary, a
parent, a teacher, a custodian, you know, we'd have those things laid out there. So, we'd invite you to be at those meetings so we can get those clearly identified and kind of move forward on that piece there. It is an afternoon, so it' be about 1:00 until 3:15. So, I realize work schedules could
be a challenge, but I would think I do think it would be very beneficial if you could be there. Health insurance, we just had that meeting after school and so we had some folks that were on the committee. The unfortunate part is it seems like anytime you talk health insurance, you talk about an increase.
So, the increase is going to be 15% for the upcoming year, which renews Jan uh July 1st, excuse me. And so, they do have an option then for the following year that we could lock in at a 19% increase after that. The beauty is we can wait until January. We don't have to
lock in now. Um, but they did share a couple stories of other districts that were talking a 45% increase. Another one was a 60% increase. And so I did ask if this is the time to maybe start looking at other options. So there is an ICRA option out there. The hard part with the
RA option is that's really kind of a self you get money through an H and then you'll go out and buy your own insurance. um because some of the things that you know for our group insurance plan some of the pieces there are it seems to be the prescription drugs is a
large cost in our pool as well as just some medical needs and stuff like that. So what they're showing is we were trending when they added the admin costs inward at about 128%. So of course that shows that that's a net loss for the insurance company and so they that's why
they're looking for that 15% increase. What we do plan to do is meet with our employees here next Monday. We know it's short turnaround, but we need to get back to Sourcewell with our plan choices. So, right now we have four smart plans. Those are all HSA
compatible. Um, three of those are embedded plans. So, your single deductible goes into your family deductible. The very bottom or the very uh most expensive plan is a non-mbbedded plan. So really what happens there is if you have a one person, they can not only
hit that deductible, they also have to meet the family deductible. So if they go in for a surgery, it could cost them $3,800 or $3,400 or whatever it is that way. There are some other smart plans that have a much higher deductible that cost less premium. So we just want to
present that to the group to say, "Hey, are these some things that you would like to be considered?" we can only have four plans, so we have to drop one of those plans. But maybe there's a different option there. The other piece too that they talked about was really the narrow um market compared to the
aware network. So the narrow network which then takes off and Mayo. Um and so there's concerns, right? If you don't I guess you'd want the best care if you go in for an appointment and they say, "Hey, we'd like to refer you to Mayo." You don't want your health insurance card to say, "Well, I'm sorry you can't go there." But that might be an option
for some folks as well that we could maybe look at one narrowbanded plan. Um, and then the other three would be the other pieces there. But I said that's something that we're going to have to do as a group. The unfortunate part when you bring more people in, I don't know, you could have 70 different ideas on how
to go forward with health insurance. So that'll be next Monday after school. We'll plan to have set up in each media center probably some type of technology there that people can watch those meetings, give feedback. We just need to respond back to um our insurance advisor
by the 9th so they can get those plans ready to go for our open enrollment meeting. Last piece of business that's not in my report cuz got this information today is Head Start will no longer be um in Elbow Lake unfortunately due to our low enrollment. There's only
six students there. They cannot continue the program there. So they've got to move those seats. Sounds like the plan is to move those over to Fergus Falls. Um, and so we will not have Head Start in our building next year, which leaves an open space uh there. They will still do the early Head Start program. And I
did kind of ask I I asked Jay today, I said, "Does this mean forever?" He goes, "No, we'll continue to look." He said, "Paul, really what it comes down to is we've looked at the 2030 birth rate and beyond as well as the migration rate of going to Fergus Falls, Alexandria,
Morris." He said those numbers are declining. And he said, "We have to respond." He said, "If you're not aware of this," he said, "The federal government is very is being very, you know, scrutinizing everything very closely, so we have to watch how we spend our dollars very closely." And so he said, "We kind of look at as we're
pruning the tree to hopefully create good healthy growth down, you know, down the road." So he said, "There might be an option down the road because I've seen Head Starts colllocated um with preschool programs. There's some some good pieces there and some pieces that maybe aren't as good on some of the rules and regulations with curriculum."
But yeah, he said with having three, it sounds like three three-year-olds and three four year olds. He said really what it is is there's some competition I think with our own program because we don't charge anything. So sometimes it's okay the day that they don't have preschool at WCA then we'll enroll them there. And he said that just doesn't
isn't cost effective for them. So I said we have to review that and and make those changes. So he said they were notifying families so they should be aware of that. But again that'll so that may have some impact on our preschool numbers. I guess we'll have to keep an eye on that just to see. Um, and just
some upcoming dates. Tomorrow have school. It was a fun day scheduled for the secondary uh with some March Madness, I believe. And then the makeup day from the January 16th date will be Monday, April 6th. And our early out uh
will be April 10th for for professional development. And then our school board meeting on April 15th. We still need to get a survey out to our staff and our families because we are getting some pieces there with our early outs the Friday. We hear that it's positive in certain things, but I got to tell you,
not this last early out, but the one in March, we had 16 teachers that were not present for that. And so, we've got to find some ways to make sure that those are can be. And I get it, Fridays, right? If there's appointments and things like that, it's not because they don't want to be there. It's just on a
Friday afternoon, that's what the choice is being made. So, we'll survey our staff. I know in the PLC group that I've been working in, they really like the flavor of a late start. So, that's become a little bit more of a conversation of that late start, but we'll make sure that we get those
surveys out here probably in the next week or two. The unfortunate part is there's going to be a lot of surveys, right? Our facility study survey, um I think our uh just survey and so there's going to be a lot of sur and John I think just did that one for um the identity survey. So, we just want to
make sure get all that information back. Of course, the key one being that survey for our facility planning piece. All right. Any questions for Mr. Brown then? >> Mr. Fosene, I can sneak you in two minutes for your report. >> Well, I really thought, Mr. Chairman, as
much as you brag about meetings going past, you'd be done by the time >> I guess you didn't. So, >> the seniors the seniors wanted to talk a lot about their camp out. >> Oh, okay. Uh my report hasn't changed from what I submitted. Uh first of all,
thanks to all the game workers, referees, custodians, bus drivers, and everyone else who helped at our events this past winter. Uh it takes a lot of people. Lucky for for me, uh we have a lot of people are interested in working the table. Maybe not referees, but we
have a lot of people who can help with book and clock. So, uh referees, just as I always mention, umpires are in need. Uh, one thing I need to do better at and one thing that I have on my summer radar is unfortunately we need to have better
fan behavior, more positive behavior from our fans and that's something I need to work on uh and maybe put a few pieces in place. So, uh, spring sports is now on us even though there is a winter storm heading our way. Um, lots of teams with limited inside space. We
typically bus a team to Hoffman and bus a team to Elbow every day until we get fully outside. Um we we do have to navigate some busing with the golf course because we have several golfers and not a lot of golfers who can drive this year. So that's a little bit of an
added expense, but we can get kids out there and get them back here at a reasonable time if they run their own bus. So, um, also with the spring sports season, we all know it's it's ever changing. Even though there may be schedules on paper, let's face it, that's purely they're purely arbitrary.
They're going to move around. Uh, schedules are going to get busy. They're going to get wild and just we all just got to bear with it and just kind of let it be what it is. So, uh, some upcoming events we have, um, I have state high school board of directors meeting on
Tuesday next week, robotics leaves on Thursday for St. cloud. Next week, section speech is on Saturday, April 11th at PURM. We have small group band at Morris on the 15th. We also have a conference meeting at Morris on the
15th. Small group choir is at Venowasa on the 22nd. State FFA leaves the 19th through the 22nd and prom is on the 25th. And that is my report. Is that under? >> All right, we did well. Any questions
for Mr. Fosley? >> Have we explored any more Nate and Jake on curriculum for our kids? >> I did reach out to a few people. It sounded like the classes that they had were all done in house. As far as
materials, I have not reached out as far as materials and gathering materials. So, >> any other questions? All right. Then that brings us to our consent agenda. We have a couple items there. You'll see approve the following personnel items. The resignation of
Daniel Marty, elementary secretary, and Ivra Mastersonson, science teacher. Any questions or comments on those? And I would look for a motion to approve the consent agenda. >> So moved. Second. >> All in favor say I.
>> I. Motion carries. That was you, Ray, Caleb. Okay. That brings us to our new business. We just have the first reading of the following policies with statutory and recommended changes from MSBA. Policy
421, gifts to employees and school board members. Please get to your lobbyists on that one cuz it's a very low number. Moving on. Um policy 510, school activities. Policy 524, internet technology and cell phone acceptable use
and safety policy. and policy 702 accounting. Um, anything you want to highlight on those at first reading, Mr. Brown? >> Right. Those are all fairly um they've all been the same for a while, so there's no real changes there. I think the one we'll probably visit with the
principles a little bit that cell phone policy there might be some minor u modifications there but we did look at that back in 2025 August of 2025 but if we decide to not allow them in the classrooms at a certain level we'll need to make some of those tweaks and changes
there I think right now it's pretty broad where just as the administration will be determining those rules and regulations so we'll see if we need to make pieces there otherwise everything else remains the same. All right. Again, that's just the first reading, so no action taken on those.
Then that just brings us down with already approving the camp out. Our one discussion item is the capital outlay, and you just had a little update on where that sits at this time, Mr. Brown, though. >> Right. Yep. So, as you heard Chad mention earlier, we'll get together. He's still getting some quotes and
things like that so we can have that dollar amount ready to go. I think right now we've earmarked about $30,000 for um buildings and grounds which would be roofs. We've talked about the fence, you know, at North. There were some other pieces there with some I think some paving and stuff like that. So, we'll
get that number put together hopefully early next week and then I can get that off to the buildings and grounds committee and then the board could have that opportunity there as well. We do have some money earmarked for curriculum because I think we've talked about the idea of, you know, some of those curriculum cycle purchases are rather
large and so we do have some money designated for that as well. Um, and then the other piece there right now for our classrooms for the what we put out last year was about 80 just under $9,000. This year we're recommending $7,500 and I think there was
recommendation last year that we base that per pupil in the different buildings. So we do have that kind of broke out there. So, we'll get that going out here fairly soon as well for our staff. I what I'll do is I'll bring the final piece for the board to approve at the April 15th meeting. We'll roll that out and give folks a couple weeks
to get that ready to come back in. But I also know activities is a larger part of um some of these capital outlay requests with some of the things helmets are ongoing every year. I mean, that's one of those things and you really don't have much choice really when it comes to the name of student safety, right? and
is the one piece. And I know that they have certain regulations and guidelines, right, Jacob? Every 10 years, helmets are no longer good. So, we need to get rid of those, destroy them, can't even sell them or anything like that. They need to be reconditioned frequently. Um, and then of course making sure that our
uniforms are in, you know, there's the thought where we can just delay that for a long time, but then eventually it catches up with you where you've got large purchases to say, okay, now how do we come up with $50,000 to buy equipment? I think we found that with our curriculum as well where that had been delayed for a while. So, we want to
have a more routine cycle. I guess the only other piece is we do have money designated or um assigned for a vehicle. You know, we did $10,000 last year. And so, I'll have that on that um spreadsheet as well for you to review. Or do we say, you know what, we've got the vehicle money that's set aside that
was set aside many years ago for the buses and we're just going to use that. So, that would be a decision that would have to be made there. I think the other one Jake too uniforms. Um I think our ball fields a little bit but the other big one is wrestling mat. It sounds like you I think every year I've been here
Jake says well we can just continue to kick that one down the road but to this year he kind of said we don't have much more room to >> it down the road. >> Yeah. So um looking at that piece now I I did tell him that there's opportunity I think in the summer that they can have our logo. They can take it up. I don't know if you saw the state high school
league if you watch those you can see the different school logos. You're wondering how they get those on there. Well, schools buy those mats and then they bring them down, use them, and you usually get a small discount, but then you got to go pick them up. So, we might have to send somebody up to Fargo or something like that to pick them up. But, >> and Brandon is working on getting some
quotes for you guys on that. >> So, we'll have that there as well. So, I think right now $20,000 between the equipment as well as the uniform cycle because I think last year was 16,000. And then the helmets are a big one and that's just an annual expense is what we have there. But I'll get that
spreadsheet out to you here once Chad and I have some opportunity to get those numbers, those quotes narrowed down so it's not just a guess. We'll get those pieces out there. But like I said, about $7,500 for classrooms to look at there. And we'll do that same designation kind of what we did between North South and
the um secondary school based on students. >> All right, any questions on that? Then I would look for motion to adjurnn.